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ALSF Funded Research Projects

Project Title	Institution / Principal Investigator(s)	Grant Type	Year	State
Application of Epigenetic Markers for Early Detection of Childhood Leukemia.	University of California San Francisco / Sheng Zhong	Epidemiology Grants	2008	California
Understanding and inhibiting mechanisms of metastatic spread in osteosarcoma	University of California San Francisco / Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD	Crazy 8 Awards	2022	California
The Identification of Neuroblastoma Cancer Stem Cells.	Stanford University / Robert Cho	Young Investigator Grants	2007	California
Symptom Burden, Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization Among Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Impact of Parent Sleep, Fatigue and Psychological Distress	Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Jessica Ward, PhD	Nurse Researcher Fellowship Grant	2017	California
High-Throughput Gene-Editing via Microfluidic Cell Deformability to Enable Off-the-Shelf Allogeneic Cellular Immunotherapies	University of California, Los Angeles / Steven Jonas, MD/PhD	Young Investigator Grants	2017	California
Circulating Repetitive Element RNAs as an Osteosarcoma Marker	Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / David Cobrinik, MD/PhD	Innovation Grants	2018	California
An Intersection of Cell Metabolism and Differentiation in Childhood Sarcomas	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / Sandra Orsulic, PhD	Innovation Grants	2013	California
Neuronal Damage, Neurocognitive Losses and Quality of Life Following High-Dose Chemotherapy in Children with Brain Tumors	Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / Mary Nelson	Nurse Researcher Grants	2009	California
Novel Resilience Genes Required for Cerebellum Development and Medulloblastoma Survival	University of California San Francisco / Stephen Fancy, PhD, DVM	Innovation Grants	2023	California
RAF Dimer Inhibitor Treatment in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia	The Regents of the University of California San Francisco / Kevin Shannon, MD	Innovation Grants	2024	California

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